Barcelona midfielder Rakitic politely disagrees with Cristiano Ronaldo's claim on being the best ever to play the game

After Cristiano Ronaldo's fifth Ballon d'Or award, he believes that he is the best player to ever play the game of Football. This may seem true as the award levelled him with Lionel Messi but a Barcelona midfielder doesn't seem to agree with Ronaldo belief pointing Messi as the best player to ever had played the game.

Rakitic said: "You know my opinion."

"With all the respect in the world for Cristiano Ronaldo, he's up against the greatest in the history of the game.

"I congratulate him for winning the Ballon d'Or but, for me, Leo is unique. There's only one No. 1. Those behind him are unfortunate enough to have coincided with him."